Window-protector



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ATTORNEY DAVID DAVIS, OF BRITTON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Sept. .2, 191a.

Application filed August 10, 1917. Serial No. 185,599.

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID DAvIs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Britton, in the county of Marshall and State of SouthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWindow-Protectors, of which the following is a specificatlon.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a windowprotector and more particularly to a protector forcashiers or banktellers window.

The-principalobject of the invention is the provision of a protectoradaptedto be normally held above the window and which may be lowered tocover the window.

A further object is the provision of a catch for-holding the protectorin raised position and means for releasing thecatch to allow theprotector to drop.

Still another object is the construction of the protector in sectionshingedly connected whereby they will fold to allow the protector to beheld in compact form and in asmall'space.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel details of construction and arrangement of parts which will bemore clearly understood from the following description and drawing, in

- which- Figure'l is a ront elevation.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section showing the protector in raisedposition,

and

trating the protector in lowered position.

In the drawing the numeral 1 indicates the top of the counter supportedupon suitable legs 2 and 3 indicates the trontof the counter. Standards4 extend from the .top of the counter and are connected at the top bymeans of a suitable cross bar 5 and a grating 6 is connected between thetop 1 and the bar 5 so as to leave an opening 7 through which money orother articles is v adapted to be passed.

Brackets 8 are secured to the inner faces of the standards 4, and a rod9 is carried by the brackets and my protector is adapted to be securedto this rod. The protector Qcomprises a plurality of sections 10hingedly connected at 11 and are preferably constructed of metal. Thesections 10 are adapted to be folded one upon the other as moreparticularly illustrated in Figs. 1 and Fig. 3 is a transverse verticalsectionillus I which may be oper t d 20f the drawings so that theprotector may be held in compact form and take up little space.

Brackets 12 are secured to the top of the cross barb and have ahorizontal rod 13 rotatably mounted therein. This rod 13 is provided onthe outer end with a right angled extension 14 terminating in an eye 15the purpose of which will be presently described. The opposite end ofthe rod 13 is provided with a vertical extension 16 having the rightangled extension 17 formed thereon with the downwardly extending endportion 18. The vertical portion 16 is of such a tension 17 will.overlie the top of the hinged v sections of the protector, when inraised position, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, and thecurved end portion 18 will that I do not desire to be limited to thespecific form of treadle or the position in which it is placed but itmight be made of different form and positioned any place just so as tobe within the easy reach of the party behind the counter who mightdesire to operate the protector.

It is thought that from the above detailed description thattheadvantages and mode of operation of my device will be clearlyunderstood. The invention is intended for the protection of a cashier orbank teller who usually have a considerable amount of money on thecounter before them. A" great many hold-ups have occurred by robbers apepearing before the window and ordinarily there is no protection or meansfor closing the window to prevent the stealing of the money while theperson behind the counter has his hands up. At the same time if aprotecting device is to be operated the op erator must be able tooperate the same without being detected by the robber and it is theobject .of my invention not only to have a protector which will closethe window but without detectlon from in front of the window. Normallythe protector will be held above the window as is illustrated in Figs. 1and 2 of the drawing, the sections being folded one upon the other andheld as shown. Should a robber a pear before the window the person behinthe counter may engage the foot treadle 19 by the foot and by pressingdownwardly thereon it will swing upon the pivot oint 20 and draw uponthe wire 21, lower tie right angled extension 14: and rotate thehorizontal rod 13 thereby drawing the vertical extension 16 backward toraise the curved end portion 18 and thereby allow the protector to dropinto the position as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. 1 As hasbeen previously stated the protector is preferably formed of metal so asto resist blows and when lowered the opening of the window is entirelyclosed and the will be entirely safe.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A window protector comprising a plurality of hinged sections adaptedto be folded one upon the other, said protector being hingedly supportedat the upper part of the window frame, journals on said frame, a latchmounted in said journals comprising a horizontal shaft an arm extendingat right angle to the shaft, said arm extending vertically in front ofthe folded hinged sections, an extension on said arm passing over thecashier or bank teller said sections and terminating in a hook at thetop and rear of the sections, a horizontal angular extension on theopposite end of the shaft, a foot treadle and means connecting thetreadle with the last mentioned extension.

2. A window protector comprising a plurality of hinged sections adaptedto be folded one upon the other, said hinged sections being pivotallysecured to the window casing and folded parallel to the face thereof, acatch pivotally connected to the window casing and adapted to overliethe folded sections, said catch engaging the outermost section wherebythe sections are held in their folded position, and means for releasingthe catch.

3. A window protector comprising a plurality of hinged sections adaptedto be folded one upon the other, a catch pivotally connected to thewindow casing and adapted to overlie the folded sections, said catchcomprising a horizontal rod having a vertical extension and a rightangled extension formed on the vertical extension and having a hookedend, and means for releasing the catch.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID DAVIS.

Witnesses:

W. S. GIVEN, W. H. WARD.

